xxi, 520 pages : 24 cm

William Earl McLellin (1806-1883) was born in Smith County, Tennessee. He married Cinthia Ann in 1829 in Illinois. She died in about 1830-1831 in childbirth. In 1831 William joined the LDS Church and went on several missions. In 1832 he was excommunicated for a short time but was rebaptized and, in 1835, was one of the first members of the Twelve Apostles. By this time he had married Emeline Miller they had six children. He and his family settled in Jackson County, Missouri and suffered the persecutions against the Mormons. By late 1836 William and his family had left the LDS Church and settled in Illinois for a short time before returning to Missouri

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Part I : Introduction -- Another side of early Mormonism / Jan Shipps -- The acts of the apostle William E. McLellin / John W. Welch -- Part II : The Manuscripts of William E. McLellin (1831-36) -- July 18, 1831-November 20, 1831 -- November 16,1831-February 25, 1832 -- Letter to relatives, August 4, 1832 -- January 28, 1833-May 24, 1833 -- July 9, 1834-April 17, 1835 -- May 4, 1835-September 3, 1835 -- April 9, 1836-June 7, 1836 -- Letter to apostles, January 24, 1837 -- Doctrine and covenants section 22 (RLDS 20), 45, 65, and 66 -- Part III : Supplemental resources -- The provenance of William E. McLellin's journals / Richard E. Turley, Jr. -- The McLellin diaries and early Mormon history : contributions and questions / William G. Hartley -- The odyssey of William Earl McLellin : man of diversity, 1806-83 / Larry C. Porter -- Charting the missionary work of William E. McLellin : a content analysis / Teresa Baer

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